“There’s something for everyone in these 28 songs: bluegrass, folk, a cappella, spoken word, and just as wide a range of emotions. All New gives us valuable lessons to carry into an uncertain future” - No Depression
“...makes you feel good for listening” - Bluegrass Today
“...the album is a joy to hear, three masters still at the top of their game” - Folk Radio UK
“...this album is an elixir for the soul” - Americana Highways
“...refreshing and authentic folk flavor, Paxton, Fink, and Marxer mix their combined talent to create socially relevant songs” - Music Mecca
LISTEN: ALL NEW
GRAMMY® Award-winning icons Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink, and Marcy Marxer (who make music as Cathy & Marcy), have released their live, double album collaboration, ALL NEW. Recorded live for a small audience at Tonal Park Studios in Takoma Park, Maryland by engineer and co-producer Charlie Pilzer the album features Paxton on guitar (with one kazoo solo), Fink on banjo and guitar, and Marxer on mandolin, guitars, cello-banjo, banjo-ukulele, cittern, and washboard. There are also guest contributions from Della Mae’s Kimber (mandolin, fiddle harmonies), and Alex Lacquement (bass, harmonica).
ALL NEW combines the talents of folk music royalty, steeped in American Roots music, and spanning a few generations. Paxton, Fink, and Marxer are storytellers, string maestros, and social justice warriors. Most importantly, they are music lovers, a fact that becomes evident from the first listen. The songs began in weekly co-writing sessions on ZOOM with Paxton and Fink in 2020.
They wanted to write new songs for group singing and community connections such as “The Freedom of Forgiving” and “Grateful.” There is a triolgy about female outlaws of the old west (“Eleanor Dumont,” “The Pearl of Arizona,” “Stagecoach Mary”), along with country tunes, bluegrass barn burners (“Since You,” which was featured at Bluegrass Today and The Bluegrass Situation), social commentary (“Don’t Say Gay,” “When The Big Bad Books Go ‘Boo!’”) an a capella song of gratitude for our first responders (“To The Ones Who Gave It All”), and even a love song to a guitar.
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WATCH: DON’T SAY GAY (ft. THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, DC)
GRAMMY® Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Tom Paxton has become a voice of his generation, addressing issues of injustice and inhumanity, laying bare the absurdities of modern culture, and celebrating community. In describing Paxton's influence on his fellow musicians, Kennedy Center Honors Awardee Pete Seeger has said: "Tom's songs have a way of sneaking up on you. You find yourself humming them, whistling them, and singing a verse to a friend.”
A catalog of hundreds of songs serves to document Paxton's 57-year career and the power his songs have had on major artists who have recorded them including Willie Nelson, Placido Domingo, Porter Waggoner and Dolly Parton, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, and more.
TWO-TIME GRAMMY® Award Winners, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer are an eclectic folk festival on their own terms. They have entertained the Queen of Thailand, been keynote singers for the AFL-CIO, performed at hundreds of folk festivals, and appeared on the "Today Show" and on National Public Radio. Their superb harmonies are backed by instrumental virtuosity on the guitar, five-string banjo, ukulele, mandolin, cello-banjo, and more.
The duo, whose past students include Kaki King and Rhiannon Giddens, are the artistic directors of the Ola Belle Reed Songwriting retreat and of The Music Center at Strathmore’s annual Ukefest. They are closing in on their 50th recording and have been honored with 65 Washington Area Music Awards, 12 GRAMMY® nominations, and a multi-generational following of fans. Be sure to follow Tom Paxton and Cathy & Marcy at the links below for the latest news and updates.
